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What a night; what a race! The 2017/2018 Across The Years is in the books! 8 National Records, 1 World Best Performance and 1 course record plus many more personal bests and goals met. Thank you to everyone who helps make this event so special: Runners, Crew, Volunteers and Spectators! Ed Ettinghausen could be seen sprinting around the course this morning on a mission. Not just to increase his lead, or secure his 3,000th mile but to surpass Don Winkley’s USATF Men’s Road 55-59 record – previously 450 miles; now the distinction goes to Ed with 455.85 miles. Kenneth Arble reached his goal of 325 miles and carried on to reach 350 and putting him …

Last in-competition update for Across the Years! 5.5 days of the race are complete and the course is mostly 6-day runners with a mix of determination, zombie-state forward motion, and a few extra-motivated shuffle-runners. It’s one of the most inspiring nights to be out at Camelback Ranch. Ed Ettinghausen is at 420.96 miles and will win the 6-day with that total but still needs 19 more miles for his 3,000th lifetime mile. Iso Yucra is one of the aforementioned shuffle-runners and has been moving really well the last few hours. He is now only 4 miles from surpassing Dave Proctor for 2nd place with 369.52 miles and he has re-gained 3rd overall from Annabel Hepworth. …

Across The Years just reached the end of day 5 and runners are currently moving into their 122nd hour of the race. Ed Ettinghausen has officially taken the lead in the 6-day with 386.31 miles. Ed is a big numbers guy so he will know he needs 53.47 more miles minimum in order to hit 3,000 lifetime miles but if he keeps moving his lead is solidified. Iso Yucra took a 10 hour break and is now back on course with 329 miles. He has been battling a sore hamstring but should still surpass Dave Proctor’s 373.72 miles for 2nd place. 71-year-old Bill Heldenbrand is at 303 miles and still projecting somewhere in the 350 …

In a 6-day race… nothing is certain. Canada’s Dave Proctor has dropped from the 6-day to prevent injury to his knee. While he goes home with 2 new Canadian National records (48-hour and 72-hour) he won’t be going home with the 6-day win which looked all but locked up this morning. All of us at Across the Years hope Dave heals quickly and we will be watching his quest for the TransCanada Speed Record this coming June! Watch the YouTube video about Dave’s Cross Canada attempt and his fundraising efforts for the Rare Disease Foundation. This now leaves the 6-day men’s top spot up for grabs with Ed Ettinghausen closing in on Dave’s 373 miles. …

New Year, New Day! The Across the Years New Year’s Party did not disappoint. Enjoy these photos by Jubilee Paige of our countdown to 2018 celebration: Now For your update: The ‘commanding’ lead that Misty Alessandri had in the 48-hour was cut short by a 6.5 hour break right at the end of her race. Thus allowing Canadian Dennene Huntly to catch up and overtake her for the current win. Dennene ended with 153.26 miles – her longest distance to date. Jill Hudson also made use of Misty’s break and is currently 2nd place with 148 miles. Misty finishes a current 3rd with 133.32 miles. Rebecca Yore will be one to watch today to see …